Infested (2002)

Horror tale of insects which eat their victims from the inside out.

Director:

Josh Olson

Writer:

Josh Olson

Stars:

Zach Galligan, Lisa Ann Hadley, Daniel Jenkins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Zach Galligan	...	Warren
Lisa Ann Hadley	...	Ellen
Daniel Jenkins	...	Steven
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Jesse
Nahanni Johnstone	...	Mindy
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Eric
Jack Mulcahy	...	Bob
David Packer	...	Elliot
Camilla Overbye Roos	...	Robin
Tuc Watkins	...	Carl
Mark Margolis	...	Father Morning

Storyline

Horror tale of insects which eat their victims from the inside out.

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Plot Keywords:

insect | pill | car crash | fly | ecstasy | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, language, some drug content and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Infested: Invasion of the Killer Bugs

Filming Locations:

Greenport, Long Island, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

City Block Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Warren goes to the bathroom to tend to his leg wound, the shower curtain is hanging up, despite the fact that Jesse pulled it down only moments before.

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Connections

References The Big Chill (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Da Da Da"
Performed by Trio

User Reviews

A smug attempt that falls flat.

"Infested" tries to do too much, and derails itself in the process. It's main crime is a dependence on easy option, post-modern references to other films to entertain Generation X video renters. This gets tired very quickly and soon takes on the air of "rip-off" rather than "homage". It intends a kitsch "so bad its good" appeal, but ends up just being bad.

There is some good acting to be found however, from actors who clearly got the joke and entered into the spirit of the affair. It's not enough though

• shoddy direction, lazy camerawork and an overall atmosphere of

"naffness" are too strong to be overcome.

Also, as in "Night of the Lepus", the monster animals just aren't a frightening concept at all. Flies! What a stupid idea! Not even wasps or bees, but flies. I'm sure I'm not alone in having never shivered at the thought of a blue-bottle... It also feels like a lame monster was chosen as some kind of joke, but it's about as funny as it is scary.

I'm afraid, "Infested" fails to become a "beer-and-a-joint-laugh-at-the-lame-film" experience. I think it tries too hard. It suffers from the same problem as Tarantino's "Kill Bill Vol.1" in that you just end up wishing you'd watched one of the films it rips off instead.